‘The Artist,’ ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ Top London Film Critics’ Circle Awards

'The Artist,' 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' Top London Film Critics' Circle Awards

The 32nd London Film Critics’ Circle Awards were announced today, with Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist” named best film of the year and Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need To Talk About Kevin” taking British-specific top honors.

Other major winners included Jean Dujardin (best actor), Meryl Streep and Anna Paquin (tied for best actress), Andrew Haigh (breakthrough British filmmaker) and “A Separation” (foreign language film of the year).

32nd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards winners in full:

FILM OF THE YEAR
• The Artist (Entertainment)

The Attenborough Award: BRITISH FILM OF THE YEAR
• We Need to Talk About Kevin (Artificial Eye)

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
• A Separation (Artificial Eye)

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
• Senna (Universal)

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
• Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist (Entertainment)

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR
• Asghar Farhadi – A Separation (Artificial Eye)